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cfinsert

Inserts records in data sources from data in a CFML form or form Scope.

It can be used instead of cfquery with insert sql command.

Syntax

<cfinsert datasource="" tablename="">

Script Syntax ACF11+, Lucee, Railo 4.2+

cfinsert(datasource="", tablename="");

Attribute Reference

Name Type Required Default Description
datasource string Yes   Data source; contains table.
tablename string Yes   Table in which to insert form fields.

ORACLE drivers: must be uppercase.
Sybase driver: case-sensitive. Must be the same case used
when table was created
tableowner string No   For data sources that support table ownership (such as SQL
Server, Oracle, and Sybase SQL Anywhere), use this field to
specify the owner of the table.
tablequalifier string No   For data sources that support table qualifiers, use this
field to specify qualifier for table. The purpose of table
qualifiers varies among drivers. For SQL Server and
Oracle, qualifier refers to name of database that contains
table. For Intersolv dBASE driver, qualifier refers to
directory where DBF files are located.
username string No   Overrides username specified in ODBC setup.
password string No   Overrides password specified in ODBC setup.
formfields string No   Comma-delimited list of form fields to insert. If not
specified, all fields in the form are included.

If a form field is not matched by a column name in the
database, CFML throws an error.

The database table key field must be present in the form.
It may be hidden.
providerdsn string No    
dbtype string No    
dbname string No    
dbserver string No    
provider string No    

Insert a record using passed form fields

Uses the cfinsert function to insert a record into the a users table based on a list form fields

cfinsert( datasource="myDsn", tablename="users", formFields="firstName,lastName,emailAddress" );